Executive Producer US

News24; Sydney; On-site; AUD 215,000 - 272,000; Full time

Job summary

News24 (US) seeks a senior editorial leader to act as the executive producer and senior editorial authority for all US-based content. You will set the daily and long-term editorial direction, manage production workflows, and lead a high-performing team from Dallas, Texas.

In this role you will ensure content accuracy, legal clearance, and alignment with platform KPIs, while driving audience growth and subscriptions across News24’s digital platforms.

Qualifications

• Senior news judgment for story selection and framing.
• Experience leading multi-format digital productions.
• Strong leadership and budget management skills.
• Ability to align content with platform KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive daily and long-term editorial direction for US programs.
• Collaborate with hosts on content and develop editorial agenda.
• Approve all digital content, ensuring accuracy and legal clearance.
• Vet guests and contributors with due diligence.
• Oversee daily production workflows and budgets.
• Lead response to breaking news with decisive direction.
• Monitor performance data to drive format innovation.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing production team.

Skills

Senior news judgment

Editorial leadership

Budget management

Editorial sign-off

Job description

What's the role?

News24, recently rebranded from Sky News Australia, is owned by News Corp Australia.

Are you ready to lead the charge in reshaping global news from the US? We are looking for a powerhouse News24 US Executive Producer to serve as the senior editorial and production lead for content created across the United States. Following our rebrand and massive expansion on platforms like YouTube, this is a unique chance to combine an established global brand with the agility of a startup. You will provide decisive leadership, strong news judgment, and strategic thinking to drive the performance, quality, and daily delivery of content across News24's digital platforms.

This is a 2-year contract with the possibility of extension. The role is based in Dallas, Texas.

About The Role

• Set and drive the daily and long-term editorial direction for US-based programs, ensuring content is original, authoritative, and aligned with audience objectives while retaining final editorial authority.
• Partner closely with hosts on program content and development, contributing ideas to shape the editorial agenda and managing the working relationship professionally.
• Take final responsibility for editorial sign-off across all digital content, ensuring absolute accuracy, adherence to the Editorial Code of Conduct, and protection against legal risks like defamation.
• Strictly vet and brief every guest and contributor, conducting thorough social media and background checks to safeguard News24’s reputation.
• Oversee daily production workflows and manage program budgets effectively, ensuring content is delivered on time, within financial parameters, and to the highest standards.
• Lead response to breaking news events, providing clear and decisive editorial direction to the production team during fast-moving, high-stakes situations.
• Monitor program performance data regularly, using insights to innovate formats and align output with platform KPIs, including audience growth and subscription targets.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of production and editorial staff, fostering a positive, collaborative culture and managing resource planning.

Who are you?

• You possess strong, senior news judgment regarding story selection and framing, with a sharp understanding of what matters to digital audiences.
• You are an experienced leader in managing complex, multi-format digital productions, with a grasp of workflows, scheduling, and budget management.
• You are a strategic thinker, able to develop long-term content strategies and format innovations that drive platform growth beyond the daily news cycle.
• You thrive under pressure, making clear, confident decisions in a fast-moving, continuous news environment.
• You apply a rigorous approach to accuracy and journalistic standards, ensuring all scripts, graphics, and video assets are fact-checked, correctly attributed, and legally cleared.
• You are a collaborative team builder, skilled at resolving conflicts constructively and mentoring staff to elevate the quality and impact of their work.
• You are adaptable, leading at a high standard across unpredictable news cycles and evolving platform demands.

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Our Benefits Include

• Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits
• Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)
• Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
• Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money.

Benefits

In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

• Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career
• Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives
• Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms.

Who are we?

News24 (formerly Sky News Australia) - Australia’s first live 24-hour news channel - is the home of Australia’s top rating opinion shows, award-winning political coverage, live breaking news, sport and weather, expert business insights and groundbreaking documentaries.

Bringing a unique Australian perspective to the world, News24 champions open discussion and presents a broad range of perspectives on the issues that matter most.

Delivering real news and honest views, it reflects the many voices of Australia and provides space for all sides of every debate to help inform decisions.

The multi-platform network reaches more than 11.3 million Australians each month across broadcast and digital platforms. It is the number one non-sport channel on national subscription television service Foxtel and the country’s most engaging digital news brand.

News24’s unrivalled 24-hour multi-platform news service is owned and operated by Australian News Channel Pty Ltd (ANC). ANC is owned by News Corp Australia, a subsidiary of News Corp.

ANC operates and distributes News24 branded broadcast and streaming services including News24, News24 Weather, News24 World, News24 Regional, News24 Now and News24 in New Zealand, as well as FOX SPORTS News in Australia. ANC also operates an expansive digital network including leading news site News24.com.au and digital radio channel News24 Radio.

News24 has a national presence with its headquarters operating out of Sydney and interstate bureaus in Canberra’s Parliament House, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, the Gold Coast, Adelaide, Darwin and Hobart. It also has international bureaus in the United States (Washington DC), Asia (Taiwan) and New Zealand (Wellington).

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here. In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line. For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.